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maxwellsdaemon) wrote2020-03-26 03:57 pm
maxwellsdaemon) wrote2020-03-26 03:57 pm
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†Bits & Bobs: Further Reading and Headcanons
† Duo loves music. Pretty much ALL music. But he has a certain love for ambient music that helps him sleep.
† He needs help sleeping. Often he will have nightmares. Luckily they are often times the quiet, contained kind that will just have him waking up in a cold sweat and panting. Unless something had triggered one of his screaming nightmares. If that happens, I am sorry for his cabin mates and those in the neighbouring cabins. This will be a VERY rare thing.
† Triggers: Burning buildings (certain buildings). Crying children. Extreme Cold.
† Duo grew up on the streets, an orphan. Cold and hunger were things that could get you killed, if pervs and nasty little bastards didn't get you first. He saw his fair share of dead kids frozen to death in the winter to give him a healthy dislike of cold weather. Though oddly snow he is okay with. So long as he wrapped up like an Eskimo.
† Duo isn't the best cook. He can make the basics, enough to keep him alive, but food isn't something he's really bothered with. Food is something his body needs but he couldn't really care about one way or another. Though, saying that, there are a few food things he does enjoy as a treat. Fries are one of those things. Beef curry and rice made just right is also something he would go in for seconds for!
† While foods aren't really something he cares much about. Generally he is happy to live off of military ration bars. He picked up a taste for them during his Gundam training. He does have a mild caffeine addiction. Soda's and coffee are his life blood.
† Duo is a bit of a prankster. He enjoys having a laugh and, since he is now contained in a small space, be prepared for some silly pranks. If he finds a partner-in-crime for these, all the better! Feel free to try and reign him in. Distractions can work!
† He loves old movies, tv shows and books. Apparently the stuff they have in his time is kind of lame. He loves old black and white movies, the classics... he has a guilty pleasure of enjoying musicals. It amazes him how those worlds can be so damn happy that people randomly burst into song and dance.
† He HATES onions.
† Many things that kids have done through their childhood, Duo has never done. He'd never seen snow until he was 15. Nor rain. Or any real weather actually. (outside of movies) No playing in parks. No snow angels. No colouring books. No The Floor Is Lava. No piggy-back rides or bike rides. No vacations. Sometime, went faced with a new experience like this, he has a childlike fascination, the mask will drop and you might actually catch a glimpse of the real Duo underneath.
† He LOVES tangerines/satsumas/clementine. Not so keen on grapes.
† He doesn't really like scary movies. He prefers something with a plot. Or some mildness humour. Thrillers and whodunits are a type of movie he really enjoys.
† He kinda hates popcorn. It sticks in his teeth and that's gross.
† Don't touch his hair. He has a thing about his hair. It will be a VERY rare thing that anyone will see it out of the braid, even for him to brush it (he'd go to the bathroom to do this). And he washes his hair every other day. He spends 10-15 minutes in the shower, no longer. Duo takes great care with his hair and every month he will cut about a two centimetres from the bottom, just to get rid of the loose ends and keep it at the same length. He's not dumb, he doesn't want hair that trails on the ground! He's happy with the length he has. So he maintains it, conditions it and looks after it. Just don't touch it. Don't yank on it. He WILL punch you in the throat.
† When it comes to cleaning and chores, Duo will pull his weight. Growing up, he learned very early on that if you don't pull your weight, you get kicked out of the group. And he'd rather avoid getting kicked off of the train. He will take up chores. Might even do other teams chores if he finds the time or is bored enough.
† Duo is a 'go with the flow' type of guy. After the initial confusion of finding himself on the Voidtrecker, he will take it in stride. That isn't to say that he will just sit back and do nothing. He will be constantly on the look out for a way of escape, piling together all the information he finds, probably finding nothing but it will keep him amused. But for the time being the Trekker is where he will be living and that's fine. It's not as if he had any prospects back home.
† Duo is pansexual. He can't say he's ever been in love, nor has he had any sexual encounters (though his knowledge is VAST), but he knows that it's never bothered him what a person is. He's sure that if he finds someone then that will be it. He'll pin his heart onto whoever his heart wants to pin itself to, gender be damned.... Though he does lean more toward men. And a certain man who he knows he will never get.
† He likes his coffee with cream and sweetener. Black coffee is disgusting.
† He's very loyal. If you manage to befriend him, you will find a very loyal and trustworthy person in him.
† On the other hand, if you become his friend and betray him, he is not above pay back. Duo is a man who can hold a grudge. For years if needs be.
† He loves to dance.
† Duo has a wide vocabulary of swear words in several different languages. He enjoyed learning curse words from his friends cultures, mainly because a certain someone would cuss him out in his own language and that just wasn't fair. So he learned. And so did Trowa! Together they've a good range of interesting curses from around the world.
† It is very hard to keep this boy contained. It's best to just point him in a direction and let him do his thing.
† He doesn't believe in God, but is NEVER without his cross. He feels lost and naked without it. The only time he will ever take it off is if he's done himself an injury and it needs to be removed by medical professionals.
† This has happened several times. Duo has a bad habit of getting captured while saving his friends, in place of his friends, and being liberally beaten up and tortured for his efforts. Most of the time he could probably get away with a simple beating, but Duo has a mouth on him and tends to make matters worse for himself by riling up his captors. There is even a term for this within his group of friends. If he can't go in quietly, he will go in obnoxious. The best way to save his friends, in his mind, is to be the BIGGEST pain in the ass to the enemy as he can possibly be. Be the BIGGEST target. Piss them off SO MUCH they focus on him and not what everyone else is doing. Being obnoxious is something Duo is rather good at.
† Nicknames. He will give everyone he befriends a nickname. Usually it's just a shortening of their actual name, (Trowa becomes Tro, Quatra becomes Quat and so forth) but sometimes he might find a special someone to give a special nickname. This also happens if you piss him off. You get a nickname as well. It's just not always as nice.
† Duo likes cartoons. Didn't see that one coming, did ya?
† When he sleeps, he sleeps contained and light. Any noise can wake him up. Duo is the king of the power nap and only really needs a few hours sleep a night.
† He can fly gundams, mobile suits, shuttles and any manner of spacecraft he puts his mind to, including land based vehicles, cars, trucks, motorbikes...... Duo does not possess a drivers license.
† Duo can kill a man in a thousand different ways... but even he has trouble setting his alarm clock. The guy can hack into most computers (from his time at least), but alarm clocks deliberately thwart him! So he doesn't have them. Or, he did once, but only used it to play music.
† Luckily he has a pretty good internal alarm clock that wakes him up despite not having any clocks available (he hates ticking clocks). He wakes up every morning at 5:30am. On the dot.
† He loves cats. Not so keen on dogs. But cats he loves and would love to have one when he's older and settled down. If he gets older.
† Truth is, Duo doesn't expect to live long. And he's impressed and shocked he's managed to survive as long as he has. It baffles him, but he appreciates every day he gets to live. But is always waiting for the day when the God of Death comes for him.
[This will be added to periodically as new information is made known to me (or I think it up/remember)]
† He needs help sleeping. Often he will have nightmares. Luckily they are often times the quiet, contained kind that will just have him waking up in a cold sweat and panting. Unless something had triggered one of his screaming nightmares. If that happens, I am sorry for his cabin mates and those in the neighbouring cabins. This will be a VERY rare thing.
† Triggers: Burning buildings (certain buildings). Crying children. Extreme Cold.
† Duo grew up on the streets, an orphan. Cold and hunger were things that could get you killed, if pervs and nasty little bastards didn't get you first. He saw his fair share of dead kids frozen to death in the winter to give him a healthy dislike of cold weather. Though oddly snow he is okay with. So long as he wrapped up like an Eskimo.
† Duo isn't the best cook. He can make the basics, enough to keep him alive, but food isn't something he's really bothered with. Food is something his body needs but he couldn't really care about one way or another. Though, saying that, there are a few food things he does enjoy as a treat. Fries are one of those things. Beef curry and rice made just right is also something he would go in for seconds for!
† While foods aren't really something he cares much about. Generally he is happy to live off of military ration bars. He picked up a taste for them during his Gundam training. He does have a mild caffeine addiction. Soda's and coffee are his life blood.
† Duo is a bit of a prankster. He enjoys having a laugh and, since he is now contained in a small space, be prepared for some silly pranks. If he finds a partner-in-crime for these, all the better! Feel free to try and reign him in. Distractions can work!
† He loves old movies, tv shows and books. Apparently the stuff they have in his time is kind of lame. He loves old black and white movies, the classics... he has a guilty pleasure of enjoying musicals. It amazes him how those worlds can be so damn happy that people randomly burst into song and dance.
† He HATES onions.
† Many things that kids have done through their childhood, Duo has never done. He'd never seen snow until he was 15. Nor rain. Or any real weather actually. (outside of movies) No playing in parks. No snow angels. No colouring books. No The Floor Is Lava. No piggy-back rides or bike rides. No vacations. Sometime, went faced with a new experience like this, he has a childlike fascination, the mask will drop and you might actually catch a glimpse of the real Duo underneath.
† He LOVES tangerines/satsumas/clementine. Not so keen on grapes.
† He doesn't really like scary movies. He prefers something with a plot. Or some mildness humour. Thrillers and whodunits are a type of movie he really enjoys.
† He kinda hates popcorn. It sticks in his teeth and that's gross.
† Don't touch his hair. He has a thing about his hair. It will be a VERY rare thing that anyone will see it out of the braid, even for him to brush it (he'd go to the bathroom to do this). And he washes his hair every other day. He spends 10-15 minutes in the shower, no longer. Duo takes great care with his hair and every month he will cut about a two centimetres from the bottom, just to get rid of the loose ends and keep it at the same length. He's not dumb, he doesn't want hair that trails on the ground! He's happy with the length he has. So he maintains it, conditions it and looks after it. Just don't touch it. Don't yank on it. He WILL punch you in the throat.
† When it comes to cleaning and chores, Duo will pull his weight. Growing up, he learned very early on that if you don't pull your weight, you get kicked out of the group. And he'd rather avoid getting kicked off of the train. He will take up chores. Might even do other teams chores if he finds the time or is bored enough.
† Duo is a 'go with the flow' type of guy. After the initial confusion of finding himself on the Voidtrecker, he will take it in stride. That isn't to say that he will just sit back and do nothing. He will be constantly on the look out for a way of escape, piling together all the information he finds, probably finding nothing but it will keep him amused. But for the time being the Trekker is where he will be living and that's fine. It's not as if he had any prospects back home.
† Duo is pansexual. He can't say he's ever been in love, nor has he had any sexual encounters (though his knowledge is VAST), but he knows that it's never bothered him what a person is. He's sure that if he finds someone then that will be it. He'll pin his heart onto whoever his heart wants to pin itself to, gender be damned.... Though he does lean more toward men. And a certain man who he knows he will never get.
† He likes his coffee with cream and sweetener. Black coffee is disgusting.
† He's very loyal. If you manage to befriend him, you will find a very loyal and trustworthy person in him.
† On the other hand, if you become his friend and betray him, he is not above pay back. Duo is a man who can hold a grudge. For years if needs be.
† He loves to dance.
† Duo has a wide vocabulary of swear words in several different languages. He enjoyed learning curse words from his friends cultures, mainly because a certain someone would cuss him out in his own language and that just wasn't fair. So he learned. And so did Trowa! Together they've a good range of interesting curses from around the world.
† It is very hard to keep this boy contained. It's best to just point him in a direction and let him do his thing.
† He doesn't believe in God, but is NEVER without his cross. He feels lost and naked without it. The only time he will ever take it off is if he's done himself an injury and it needs to be removed by medical professionals.
† This has happened several times. Duo has a bad habit of getting captured while saving his friends, in place of his friends, and being liberally beaten up and tortured for his efforts. Most of the time he could probably get away with a simple beating, but Duo has a mouth on him and tends to make matters worse for himself by riling up his captors. There is even a term for this within his group of friends. If he can't go in quietly, he will go in obnoxious. The best way to save his friends, in his mind, is to be the BIGGEST pain in the ass to the enemy as he can possibly be. Be the BIGGEST target. Piss them off SO MUCH they focus on him and not what everyone else is doing. Being obnoxious is something Duo is rather good at.
† Nicknames. He will give everyone he befriends a nickname. Usually it's just a shortening of their actual name, (Trowa becomes Tro, Quatra becomes Quat and so forth) but sometimes he might find a special someone to give a special nickname. This also happens if you piss him off. You get a nickname as well. It's just not always as nice.
† Duo likes cartoons. Didn't see that one coming, did ya?
† When he sleeps, he sleeps contained and light. Any noise can wake him up. Duo is the king of the power nap and only really needs a few hours sleep a night.
† He can fly gundams, mobile suits, shuttles and any manner of spacecraft he puts his mind to, including land based vehicles, cars, trucks, motorbikes...... Duo does not possess a drivers license.
† Duo can kill a man in a thousand different ways... but even he has trouble setting his alarm clock. The guy can hack into most computers (from his time at least), but alarm clocks deliberately thwart him! So he doesn't have them. Or, he did once, but only used it to play music.
† Luckily he has a pretty good internal alarm clock that wakes him up despite not having any clocks available (he hates ticking clocks). He wakes up every morning at 5:30am. On the dot.
† He loves cats. Not so keen on dogs. But cats he loves and would love to have one when he's older and settled down. If he gets older.
† Truth is, Duo doesn't expect to live long. And he's impressed and shocked he's managed to survive as long as he has. It baffles him, but he appreciates every day he gets to live. But is always waiting for the day when the God of Death comes for him.
[This will be added to periodically as new information is made known to me (or I think it up/remember)]